TWO striking cruise ships arrived at Portland Port this morning.

Celebrity Apex, operated as a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean, and MS Amera both docked in the port earlier today. Celebrity Apex can hold up to 3,405 passengers across 14 decks and was launched in 2019. The Edge-class cruise ship docked in Portland earlier today with around about 3,000 passengers on board and is due to depart at 6pm.

Also arriving in the port this morning was the, significantly smaller, Amera - operated by Phoenix Reisen. Amera has been in operation since May 1988, when it was owned by Royal Viking Line, and has been in near continuous service ever since. In 2019 ownership of the ship was transferred to Phoenix Risen where it subsequently underwent a six-week renovation in Hamburg. 835 people are on board the ship which is also due to depart at 6pm this evening.